Last August, when the Kansas City Chiefs announced the early contract renewal of Li Wei, there was an uproar both inside and outside the league, amazed at the contract figure, and also at the timing of the renewal.
However, Kroenke was somewhat surprised—
He did not expect Li Wei to actually agree to a contract with an annual salary of 20 million US dollars.
As a Chinese, backed by the Asian market; at the moment of first crowning the regular season MVP, global attention was garnered, breaking the football barriers and causing waves in the entire sports world, Li Wei's preparation was obviously not limited to this.
As the owner of Arsenal, Kroenke could clearly see that Li Wei's sudden rise in the football world also drew attention and sparked heated discussions. With Roger Goodell's intelligence, he could not miss such an opportunity to leverage Li Wei's power to enhance football's status on a global scale.
